Novels like We All Lie Flat, So Why Are You Trying to Become the King of Soldiers?
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- 1 Military Life: What Do You Mean My Title of King of Soldiers Was Filmed? 军旅：什么叫我这个兵王是拍来的 [Military Comedy]+ [Straight-Man and Funny-Man Daily Antics]+ [Passionate Youth] (If you don't laugh by chapter three, come find me.) Enlisting to dodge trouble? Qin Xiao, a top salesperson, opened his eyes and felt like the sky had fallen! Luckily, on his very first day in the army Squad Leader: “Back in my day, the squad leader only had to show me how to fold a blanket once, and I turned it into a perfect square!” [Congratulations, Host. You have acquired Advanced Barracks Organization Sk 48.5kReads8.3Score6k14d adds
- 2 Military Camp: Your First Year in the Army, and You Earn a First-Class Merit? 军营：入伍第一年？你拿一等功？ (Military Life + Laid-Back + One Female Lead) After failing the college entrance exams, Wang Xiong joined the army. In his first year, he went from a local young man who resisted military life to earning a First-Class Merit! Step by step, he grew into an elite soldier, honed like a sword. 6.6kReads6.7Score49014d adds
- 3 Reborn as a People’s Armed Police Officer: I Become a Soldier King by Checking In on Duty 重生武警：我靠执勤打卡成兵王 [Reborn] [Old-School Military] [System] In his previous life, Zhou Heng was thoroughly mediocre. After being reborn at eighteen, he chose to enlist and became a new recruit in the old-school military. On his very first night shift, a prisoner tried to escape! At this critical moment, the Duty System activated! Complete a shift, and he could earn a random skill reward. But he never expected the system's style to get stranger and stranger. Years later, the commander studied Zhou Heng's file in sil 133.1kReads8.7Score13k14d adds
- 4 Blazing Flames Chase the Evening Star 炽焰赴晚星 On a stormy night, in the emergency room. He is a soaked-to-the-skin special forces captain. She is a composed neurosurgeon. She saves his soldier, and she saves him, too. Afterward, he brings her late-night snacks every day, takes her to see the reeds each week, and remembers every little thing she says in passing. She waits 137 days for him, until at last he asks, “Will you be my girlfriend?” But the path of military marriage is never all sweetness. Border missions, his mother’s return, a cold 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 From the Start, I Failed the College Entrance Exam, Then Won the Military's Top Individual Merit Award 开局高考落榜反手全军个人一等功 [Heavy Industry Powerhouse] [Development] [Military Rise] [Passionate Military Fiction] After failing the college entrance exams, my life seemed to hit rock bottom. I resolutely chose to join the military, temper my youth, and serve my country! No one knows that I have already awakened a god-tier Military System! As long as I push my limits and break combat records in military exercises and combat-readiness missions, I can accumulate contributions to military strength and unlock cutting-edge e 2.7kReads6.5Score15114d adds
- 6 Reborn as a Soldier: Assault, Starting with a Book of Regrets 重生士兵突击开局一本遗憾花名册 Just after transmigrating into the body of Cheng Cai, a new recruit, he has to watch Shi Jin leave the army in dejection and Wu Liuyi retire after losing a leg? Not a chance! Ding! The Regrets Roster System has been bound! As long as he makes up for the original story’s unresolved regrets and changes his comrades’ fates, he can keep unlocking ridiculously powerful command abilities like “Multidimensional Battlefield Vision” and “Foreign Military Tactics Analysis”! From the start, Cheng Cai dis 802Reads—Score4714d adds
- 7 Soldier Assault: From Grassland Platoon Five to God of Special Operations 士兵突击从草原五班到特战之神 [Set in an Alternate World, Don't Take It Too Seriously] Six months after transmigrating, Liu Qing finally realized he was living inside a military drama. In the recruit company, he and Xu Sanduo were hailed as two legendary fools, and both were sent off to Grassland Platoon Five. Platoon Five... Seventh Company... Old A... This time, Lao Ma won't have to leave the army with regrets, Wu Liuyi won't run himself into the ground, and Shi Jin will be able to watch his soldiers go farther and farther 94.1kReads9.1Score5.4k14d adds
- 8 Journey West 此去西行 Also known as Journey to the West in the Military. This novella explores marriage, love, faith, character, filial piety, perseverance, and development. Through the story of a young man from the countryside who joins the army and endures a half lifetime of hardships as he grows up in western China, along with his tangled relationships with three women, the novel reveals the profound impact of national policies on people's faith, livelihoods, love and marriage, childbearing, elder care, and the ru 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Unbelievable! Did That Genius Kid Just Report to New Recruit Training? 离谱！天才少年去新兵连报到了？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.9kReads8.7Score47214d adds
- 10 I Guarded the Frontier for 16 Years, and Now I Command Billions of Battle Spirits! 镇边关16年，我拥有亿万军魂！ Chu Fan transmigrates to a special forces world, only to be assigned to a frontier outpost... One day, five new recruits arrive at the outpost: He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, Li Erniu, Xu Sanduo, and Chengcai! What a lineup from the start! [Train soldiers and improve their military skills to earn 1 Spirit of the Military point!] [Improve soldiers’ cohesion to earn 10 Spirit of the Military points!] [Xu Sanduo breaks his company’s record for hanging abdominal rotations to earn 30 Spirit of the Milit 1.7kReads9.1Score12214d adds
- 11 They Give Us Motorcycles for Enlisting? Squad Leader, I Want a Ducati! 当兵发摩托？班长，我要杜卡迪！ [Slice of Life] [Traditional] [Ensemble Cast] [Growth] [Think Twice If You Only Like Mindless Power Fantasy] "General, what are you writing?" "Wiping out mercenaries, taking down drug lords, establishing a hunter school... Are you writing a military novel?" "I'm writing my memoirs. I've already thought of the title: The Making of a Domineering General, or A General Is No Mere Pond Fish." "As long as you're happy..." "So, sir, did you really sit in the back row of the classroom back then?" 295.4kReads9.0Score37.7k14d adds
- 12 Military: Returning to 1985 to Become a Soldier 军旅：回到1985去当兵 [Modern World] [Special Forces] [Commander] [Faithful to History] [One Female Lead] [Soldiers Sortie] An accident sends a military enthusiast transmigrating to 1985. After a series of events, he manages to enlist in the army. Follow him as he writes a new chapter in his life. He serves in the Special Forces in the early stages, then becomes a military commander later on. This is not an invincible-protagonist story. The economy and military develop along different lines, making this a parallel u 4.3kReads8.2Score16514d adds
- 13 Blazing Sun, Military Love 军恋炽阳 A slow-burn romance / Sweet romance / Eight-year age gap Song Yanci is a special forces officer in the Rocket Force. A refined, gentle man, he has become detached from all matters of the heart amid the monotonous life in the military. During a mission, a comrade-in-arms died on the battlefield, and Song Yanci adopted his young son. Su Yan is a homeroom teacher at a school for military families. Gentle and quiet, she shut her heart away after her college boyfriend left her to study abroad. Son 4.1kReads7.7Score44514d adds
- 14 Don't Mess with This Hothead! Even the Class Monitor Has to Kneel! 别惹这刺头！班长来了也得跪！ [Military Action]+ [Hotheaded Soldier King]+ [Extreme Training]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Special Forces]+ [Action-Packed Power Fantasy] “As the youngest recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal in history, Wu Yingxiong, can you tell us how you went from being a ‘problem soldier’ to a role model for the entire military?” “Get punished more.” “Do you mean you should actively seek out extreme pressure, treat every punishment as a valuable opportunity to strengthen your wil 372Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Back to 1986, I Can Generate Without Limits 重回一九八六，我能无限生成 Now that I've been reborn, I should make the most of it and change myself for the better. The space may be small, but it can produce anything I want. Want some Huatzi cigarettes? I've got them! Want some Maotai? I've got that too! What else do you want? I've got it all! 6.3kReads7.0Score36114d adds
- 16 The Veteran Never Falls 老兵不陨 A military historical novel based on real history, with no transmigration and no wish fulfillment. This is the story of a Chinese soldier's personal growth! It also vividly portrays the rise and expansion of the People's Army and the great Chinese nation reclaiming its former glory. Centered on the brothers Zhao Sheng and Zhao Yu, the novel follows several young people from northern Jiangsu whose lives take very different paths. The story begins in the turbulent years of the War of Resistance 741Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Love on the Front Lines 极限军恋 I wanted to add a little sweetness to the lives of the nameless heroes who move unseen through the night. Even though real life is cruel, I hope they can taste something sweet in these stories. In the darkness, they conceal their devotion; tempered by the flames of battle, their true hearts shine through. Undercover agent Song Ze, warm and gentlemanly, holds fast to his mission amid the fog. The tenderness of Dan Ning, a literary young woman, is the only light in his long, endless nights; The mu 1.1kReads—Score10414d adds
- 18 I Picked Up a Handsome Soldier, and He Spoils Me Like a Princess 捡个帅兵哥把我宠成公主 After winning an antique ring at auction, Tao Ranran, a 21st-century surgical expert, had her soul transported to a special era. To her surprise, the ring turned out to contain an incredible space. She used it to build her fortune in that era and bring the nation's medical development forward by decades. She even found herself a handsome soldier king for a husband! 4.7kReads9.1Score49714d adds
- 19 My Olive-Green Youth 我的橄榄绿青春 [Military] [Personal Growth] [Realistic] [Everyday Life] For those who are losing faith in life. This book healed me, and helped me, a confused veteran, gradually rediscover my purpose and confidence in life. I hope you can find something to take away from this book, too. 397Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Romance Forged by a Generation's Greatest Hero 一代天骄成就出来的罗曼史 From a young age, she possessed a soldier’s spirit and courage. In those golden years when vows went unspoken, she fulfilled her mission, shouldered her responsibilities, and defended her country’s sovereignty and her people’s dignity. He called her Big Sister, and she called him Cousin. In his eyes, she was always humble without being obsequious. She could work alongside anyone with effortless poise, never ruffled by the slightest disturbance. He also said she was the beauty from the Rhapsody o 1.2kReads9.2Score9314d adds
- 21 Half a Lifetime on the Battlefield 戎马半生 A female assassin in her past life, a female soldier in this one. What kind of brilliant life will someone who has turned from darkness toward the light create? She never married in her past life. In this one, she meets the finest male officer in the entire military region. When two formidable people meet, what kind of love and hate will unfold? 2.3kReads8.5Score23214d adds
- 22 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 7Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 23 I Asked a Retired Old Man to Buy Cigarettes, and the Whole Army Hunted Me Down 让退休老头买烟，全军疯狂追杀我 [Original + Humorous + Explosive Action + Subverts Expectations + No Heroine] Meng Yan transmigrates into a military world and gets bound to a completely bizarre System. What should he do? No problem. Luckily, he’s even more bizarre than the System. [God’s Eye] [Pose as a college student, earn two hundred yuan every time you go out] [My Bullets Always Veer Left] [Small and Medium Home Appliance Modifications: Way Ahead of the Competition] [Wilderness Survival Guide] Meng Yan rubs his fore 12.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 24 Enlisting, Starting with Soldiers Assault 从士兵突击开始入伍 [A Fictional World, Don’t Take It Too Seriously!] [No System. The golden finger only improves physical fitness; it’s nothing miraculous! No going with San Duo!] The protagonist, Li Xiang, couldn’t enlist in his previous life because of his health. Reborn into a military family in a new world, he doesn’t realize until after graduating from college that he’s in a military drama. After being specially recruited by Old A, he begins his military career. 25.8kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 25 Special Operations Soldier: An Eagle Spreads Its Wings 特战兵之雏鹰展翅 Xiao Ronghan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village, born in a Miao settlement in southern Xinjiang. He has no interest in going to college, working odd jobs, or joining the army. He is a farmer’s son, yet doesn’t know how to farm. From childhood, he trained hard in martial arts and practiced his family’s inherited techniques under the guidance of his retired-soldier father, his master, who is known as the foremost expert in Miao territory, and the clan chief. After years of grueling trainin 14.4kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 26 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.3kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
- 27 Fire First 先敌开火 [Expert marksman] + [No System] + [Comedy] + [Mercenaries] + [Fictional world] Wang Tao, descended from a family of hunters, stumbles into the world of mercenaries by sheer chance. What kind of sparks will fly? In this diverse era, your downfall may not come from a rival, but from someone crossing over from another field. Speed is absolute, accuracy is relative. The one who fires first wins; suppressive fire is what matters most! Of all the martial arts under heaven, speed is unbeatable! 87.4kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds
- 28 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score21114d adds
- 29 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 30 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 25.7kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 31 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
- 32 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
